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In Telangana rural body polls, Congress govt faces acid test; BRS, BJP aim to gain ground

October 04, 2025 4:10 pm

Besides focusing on local issues, the campaigns of Congress, BRS and BJP would rake up “larger issues” including Revanth Reddy govt’s performance, urea crisis and pending 42% BC quota Bills

Superstar Vijay, a rally, and a town under siege: Perumal Murugan’s account

October 04, 2025 4:42 pm

The Tamil writer captured the scenes in his hometown, Namakkal. It would become a predictor of the fatal stampede in Karur hours later

Leh protests: Centre reaches out, releases some detainees, but time running out for Oct 6 Ladakh talks

October 03, 2025 8:06 pm

Kargil Democratic Alliance member says: “Centre has to make some major announcements for talks to proceed, like a judicial probe and compensation, and release of Sonam Wangchuk ji”

BJP set to pick new Gujarat chief, C R Patil’s ‘killer instinct’ tenure ends

October 03, 2025 1:54 pm

First ‘non-Gujarati’ to head the post, he led BJP to wins in successive elections, changing how the party functioned – and contested polls

Lessons from Ladakh: Why Govt must talk, talk, and talk some more

October 03, 2025 8:12 pm

Protesters have become stakeholders in the country’s evolving and devolving politics in the past. It is important to remember that as an aspirational, young country deals with the reality of joblessness and corruption.

SIR saw voter numbers fall in every Bihar district, biggest declines in areas on the border

October 01, 2025 9:47 pm

Every district also saw a rise in voter numbers since the August draft rolls. Patna, Bihar’s most populous district, saw among lowest declines

Has BJP squandered its gains in Ladakh, a fort that it once breached?

October 03, 2025 5:47 pm

Sangh wooed region away from Congress by acknowledging Ladakh’s yearning to get out of J&K’s shadow. But since then, BJP and Modi govt have failed to keep their promises to UT

Postal ballots: The numbers, and why Opposition favours the new formula

September 30, 2025 7:12 am

EC goes back to pre-2019 rule, of wrapping up postal ballot counting before EVMs, amidst fears of possible result tampering in a close election. Meanwhile, postal ballot share in total votes has been rising

Behind bid to get Rajasthan BJP ex-MLA Governor’s pardon: ‘Peaceful character’, ‘social work’ cited

September 29, 2025 9:06 am

In letter to Governor, LoP Tika Ram Jully says pardoning Kanwarlal Meena will set a bad precedent: “BJP government attempting to pardon Mr Meena by abusing Article 161”

‘It was payday in Karur, thousands were out on streets ... why weren’t TVK leaders told it wasn’t right day for a big event’: Congress MP Jothimani

September 29, 2025 3:43 pm

Karur MP says the city is not big enough to handle large gatherings, which are usually held on the outskirts. “How can a political party bring in 25,000–30,000 people … looks like they did not plan anything properly," she says

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